Beth Reinhard is a

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-winning American investigative journalist at ''

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''. She is best known for reporting on sexual misconduct allegations against Roy Moore, which was widely regarded as having altered the course of the

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Education and career

Reinhard received a

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from the

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in 1990 and a master's degree in

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from

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in 1991. She began her journalistic career at the ''

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'' in

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. Subsequently, Reinhard returned to her home state of

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, where she wrote for ''

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'' and ''

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''. She was the lead political correspondent for the

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during the

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. Reinhard covered

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for ''

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''. Reinhard has also written for ''

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''. As an investigative reporter at ''

'', Reinhard was part of the team that first reported on

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in 2017, altering the course of the

. They were awarded the 2018

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and a Special Award of the 69th George Polk Awards for work published in 2017.

Personal life

Reinhard is married to journalist Ronnie Greene. They have two children and live in

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References

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